Faculty

Dr. Margery Overtonoverton

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Coastal processes, beach and dune erosion, coastal hazard identification and response strategies to improve the resilience of coastal environments. Modeling and analysis of both short term and long term impacts due to storms and sea level rise.

Dr. Overton’s website

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1981
  • MS, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1978
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Duke University, 1976

SELECT ACTIVITIES

Chair of the Faculty, 2010-2011
NC Coastal Resources Commission: Panel Chair, NC Division of Coastal Management’s Science Panel on Coastal Hazards
UNC Coastal Studies Institute: Science Coordinating Committee
NC Division of Water Resources: NC Beach and Inlet Management Plan Committee

 

Dr. Billy L. Edgebledge

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Sustainable engineering practices in the coastal environment, coastal engineering, dredging technology, coastal zone management, hydraulic engineering, modeling of coastal processes

EDUCATION

  • B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Civil Engineering, 1964
  • M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Civil Engineering, 1966
  • Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering, 1969

SELECT ACTIVITIES

Edge Leads Coastal Engineering Academy
Preparing for the Next Disaster
Edge inducted into The Academy of Coastal Ocean Port & Navigation Engineers

 

Dr. Elizabeth J. Sciaudone

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Coastal processes modeling and analysis, coastal zone management, climate change effects on the coastal environment, renewable energy potential of coastal resources.

EDUCATION

  • B.S., Duke University, Civil Engineering, 1992
  • M.C.E., North Carolina State University, Civil Engineering, 1997
  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Civil Engineering, 2001